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Great Wines of Hospice du Rhone 2018

AustraliaCaliforniaFeaturedFrancePaso RoblesRhoneSouth AfricaWashington

By: Johannes Marlena
September 18, 2018

The wine world has its own version of a Star Trek convention or Comic Con. It’s called Hospice du Rhone—three glorious days in Paso Robles, California, of... Read more →

Great Wine: Substance Cabernet Sauvignon

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$19.99 or LessCabernet SauvignonRedWashingtonWine Reviews

By: Johannes Marlena
January 21, 2018

Great $15 Cabs belong in an elite club that everyone wants to belong to.  It’s hard to do—making an affordable Cab that’s not too sweet, doesn’t... Read more →

FORCE MAJEURE WINERY | Mr. Napa Goes to Washington

FeaturedGreat Wines of...Washington

By: Johannes Marlena
August 27, 2017

A winemaker for one of the foremost names in cult Napa Valley Cabernets packs it up. He ventures further north with his wife to make wines in the uncharted... Read more →

FORCE MAJEURE | Reviews of Current Wine Releases: 2014 Vintage

$40 - $60$60 +Bordeaux BlendCabernet SauvignonPREMIUMRhone BlendWashington

By: Johannes Marlena and Ryan Koczara
August 27, 2017

The estate vineyard of Force Majeure winery is located in Washington State’s Red Mountain winegrowing region. The majority of Washington wine production... Read more →

Great Wine: Force Majeure Epinette

96pts
$60 +Bordeaux BlendMerlotRedWashingtonWine Reviews

By: Johannes Marlena
April 29, 2017

Big, bold and righteous, its name is Epinette and its deep, dark soul is the blues. Super-richly concentrated in the luscious sweetness of black cherry and... Read more →
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    Our ongoing series on the essential craft beers that everyone ought to know.    Long before modern craft brewers were trying to reinvent the IPA to... Read more →

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